FRANCHISE NOTES

A's co-Owner Steve Schott, on possibly relocating: "We
have to keep all of our options open. We have one year left
on our lease." In N.Y., Murray Chass noted Sacramento and
San Jose as possibilities, "but an even more intriguing
candidate could be Las Vegas" (N.Y. TIMES, 9/21)....In
Dallas, season-ticket renewals for the Stars ran at a record
92%, with 2,000 new accounts approaching the team's goal of
10,000. But Stars President Jim Lites "is resigned to
losing money this season even if the Stars fill every seat
in Reunion Arena, sell all their advertising and advance to
the Stanley Cup finals" (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 9/19)....In
Toronto, Raptors Majority Owner Allan Slaight said that
controlling interest in the team "is no longer for sale,"
and that fans will see more of him this year. Slaight:
"I'll be attending games. I have become an ardent Raptors
fan" (TORONTO STAR, 9/22)....In Memphis, 17,737 attended the
Ravens-Oilers game Sunday (Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL, 9/22).